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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 390440400999
William Foster Elementary School
12801 Bangor Ave, Garfield Heights, OH 44125 · (216) 475-8123 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–01ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 153 | 38% |
| Grade 1 | 156 | 39% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2022-23 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
OH avg 59.3% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
29.8%
OH avg 53.3% . +8.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 59 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 32.6% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 21.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where William Foster Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #1,333 of 1,569 ▲ 42 | #113 of 172 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,367 of 1,569 ▲ 91 | #117 of 172 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #833 of 1,808 | #68 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #430 of 1,582 | #46 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #796 of 1,590 | #81 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #25 of 992 | #10 of 98 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
-201 (-34%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 28 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 31 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 79% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 76% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 59% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 29% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 28 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Foster Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (658 to 398); teachers down 24% (33 to 25).
About William Foster Elementary School
Students in Garfield Heights, Ohio, attend William Foster Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 398 students in pre-K through 1.
Garfield Heights City Schools runs William Foster Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,581 students in total.
At 79%, Black students outnumber all other groups at William Foster Elementary School combined. The school is also 13% multiracial and 7% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 29%. The chance that two students picked at random at William Foster Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
The school reported 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.
Across Cuyahoga County, median household income is about $64,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. William Foster Elementary School is among the 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County.
The nearest public school is Maple Leaf Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. William Foster Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
William Foster Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 398, 34% below the 599 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.3:1 to 15.9:1.
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Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garfield Heights City Schools
- Garfield Heights High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Garfield Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Maple Leaf Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Garfield Heights
- Garfield Heights High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Garfield Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- North Shore High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Maple Leaf Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- The Brilliance SchoolElementary · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Leaf Elementary School0.6 mi · 326
- Elmwood Elementary School0.6 mi · 374
- Garfield Heights Middle School0.8 mi · 541
- The Brilliance School0.9 mi · 259
- Garfield Heights High School1.4 mi · 942
- J.F. Kennedy School1.6 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About William Foster Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William Foster Elementary School?
William Foster Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-01.
What age range does William Foster Elementary School serve?
William Foster Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 01.
How many students per teacher at William Foster Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at William Foster Elementary School.
How diverse is William Foster Elementary School?
William Foster Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 1% Hispanic, 79% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees William Foster Elementary School?
William Foster Elementary School is overseen by Garfield Heights City Schools in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.